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‘The life we live will soon be past, but the things we do with love will last’.
With a heart filled an attitude of gratitude, we extend warm and cordial greetings of peace from Most Rev. Dr. Bernard Moras, President of ASHA Charitable Trust and Archbishop of Bangalore; the Trustees/ Staff/ Sponsored Children and the Coordinator of ASHA Charitable Trust.

In order to bring forth the best in the sponsored children, ASHA Charitable Trust organized the following activities for the Academic Year 2016-2017:

1. Fulfilling the Scholastic Needs of the Sponsored Children:
The expenses towards education of the sponsored children for the current year such as school fees, computer fees, uniform, note books, text books, school bags and travel allowance, etc. Were taken care of, for the academic year 2016-2017.

2. Dasara One-Day Camp:
Based on last year’s success of Dasara Camps, we visited different Parishes from 9th to 26th October 2016 to gather the Christmas letters of the sponsored children to their Donors. Children were made aware of the purpose of their sponsorship and were motivated to study well.

3. Visit of Cardinal from Africa:
On 7th December 2016, His Eminence Cardinal Sir John Ribat, M.S.C. from Archdiocese of Port Moresby along with Fr. Victor Roche S.V.D., General Secretary of the CBC PNG/ SI (Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands’), Fr. Michael Sagayaraj, SMM, Provincial of Montfort Fathers and Fr. Rozario Menezes, SMM, Delegation Superior of Montfort Fathers and President of Federation of Religious of PNG/ SI (Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands’) visited the office of ASHA Charitable Trust.

4. Christmas Get-Together:
Birth brings great joy to all. On 11th December 2016, we had a Christmas Program for all the sponsored children of ASHA Charitable Trust. It was organized at the playground of St. Germain’s Group of Institutions, Frazer Town.The Chief Guest Mr. Cherian T. Rampuram, Sales Director of Orange County Resorts & Hotels Ltd. (Donor) encouraged the children to dream big and reach their goals with hard work and dedication.

5. Family Visits:
Family visits have created more familiarity with sponsored children and their surroundings. It has brought changes not only in the children and family, but also in the staff. By this visit our staffs now know the other needs of the children like counselling.

6. Drawings Send to Caritas Prague:
The donor agency Caritas Prague had requested us to send them some Drawings of the sponsored children. The theme for the Drawings was ‘Your Imagination of life in Prague’. Five beautiful drawings were selected.

7. Fund Raising Activities:
By the inspiration of the fund raising activities Caritas Prague and as directed by the Trustees of the ASHA Charitable Trust we visited several parishes and collected funds through this Campaign. Many people have come forward to join hands in making the poor children’s world more meaningful and beautiful through education.

8. Summer Camp:
The regular Annual Summer Camps were organized for the children. It was held from 17th April 2017 to 3rd May 2017 in different localities, so that majority of the children could attend the same. Seminarians and staff of ASHA Charitable Trust assisted the children in need of counselling and moral support.

9. Number of Beneficiaries:
ASHA Charitable Trust has supported 1212 children during the Academic Year 2016-2017 (June 2016 to May 2017). This includes the children sponsored by Caritas Prague 148. Caritas Prague has taken special initiatives in finding new Sponsors for the poor and needy children.

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them." John F. Kennedy. We at ASHA Charitable Trust along with every sponsored child acknowledge the good that you have done to develop the best through your loving act of kindness in caring for the poor, but talented ones. “Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor”. Proverbs 22:9. May our Good Lord continue to bless you and your near and dear ones with the joy of the Risen Christ to share his light of love to many more needy children.

Fr. Patrick Edward Pinto
The Coordinator of ASHA Charitable Trust